31 October 2010

Harrowing on Halloween

It was a harrowing day on Halloween for EJ. 

While bathing Tanya yesterday, EJ felt something sharp on Tanya's right hock joint. Definitely a matter that needed immediate close inspection. A wet soapy cat is not exactly a happy cat and will never cooperate. EJ was surprised to see the cause.

After Tanya was fan-dried which took several hours, EJ phoned the vet to make an appointment for this morning.

On the examination table, Tanya's vet confirmed it is the metal wire that held the metal rod in place to help mend Tanya's broken leg sustained in 2004.

The red arrow shows where one end of the metal wire pierced through the skin.

A closer view.

Tanya is now scheduled to have this wire removed on Tuesday morning. This will be Tanya's fourth surgery on her broken leg and facial injury. EJ will post her three earlier surgeries soon.


33 comments:

Drunk On Books And Adventure said...

OMG! Poor Tanya! That must have hurt! And poor EJ, one series of event after another. Hope the surgery will be as least painful for Tanya as possible.

magiceye said...

best wishes for your surgery..
we will all be holding good thoughts for you

Woof woof
from Bozo
Pet Pride

Sylvia K said...

Oh yes, Tanya, we will be thinking of you, too, and hoping your surgery goes well!

Sam and Mojo

jabblog said...

Poor little Tanya. We will be thinking of you on Tuesday and hoping Tanya makes a speedy recovery.

catsynth said...

Poor Tanya. We hope she heals quickly and feels better soon.

Catherine said...

Poor sweet Tanya! Oh my goodness that must hurt. Sending kitty warm thoughts and best wishes that everything turns out well!

xo Catherine & Banjo

Kay L. Davies said...

Poor Tanya, and she didn't even complain. If you hadn't been bathing her, you might never have known, EJ. Well, I sure hope the surgery goes well and she recovers quickly. Hugs to both of you.
-- Kay

Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

cats of wildcat woods said...

Good thing you felt the wire - hope her surgery goes well.

Old Kitty said...

Awwww my goodness!! Sweet Tanya!! Me and Charlie are sending her tons and tons of purrs and sending you tons of hugs!! We're glad she's got you to look out for her!!!

We hope her surgery goes well! Take care
x

Unknown said...

Oh Tanya,
Hope that thing is not hurting you now. Best of luck for the surgery. Paws crossed everything will go off well.
Have a spooky howloween...:)
wags,
Buddy n Ginger

Linens and Royals said...

Wishing you well for your surgery Tanya, you are a very brave girl.

Noll's Nip said...

Poor baby. Good thing you caught that. Sending her purrs and prayers for her surgery.

Carolyon said...

Oh my! You poor pussy! Well at least EJ found it before it could of caused you to much more pain.

Purrs for you surgery!

Caro

Mr Puddy said...

Poor Tanya, that's must be really hurt !
Thank to your mom to notice that little sharp things. We hope you will be ok. after surgery.

We keep pray and purrs for you
Hugs and Purrs
Puddy and Boom

Brian's Home Blog said...

We're sending purrs to you sweet Tanya, I hope the ouchy gets healed and better.

Mickey's Musings said...

Oh dear!!!! Poor Tanya.
We will send her some purrs as we bet that hurts :(
We hope the surgery goes well too.

Purrs Mickey, Georgia & Tillie

meowmeowmans said...

That sounds so painful. Poor Tanya! We will be purring and praying that your surgery goes well, and that you will be all better very soon.

Angel Ginger Jasper said...

Oh no I am sorry you have a hurty. I hope all goes well and that you are feeling better soon. HUgs GJ xx

lupie said...

Oh dear, we are so sad to hear that Tanya's not feeling too good.

We purr that the surgery tomorrow will be smooth (as smoothies) and Tanya will be okay soon.

Keep us posted ya.

Ellen Whyte said...

OMG EJ how horrible! Hope everything goes well and is fixed nicely - without causing bankruptcy to you too.

Jacqueline said...

That sounds so painful, we hope Tanya will have a successful surgery and easy recovery=we are purring and praying for your sweet baby to feel better soon...Best of luck, special friends...xoxo...J, Calle, Halle, Sukki

michico*Adan*Lego-小芥*阿丹*樂高 said...

We will pray for Tanya everything will be doing just fine!

Gattina said...

Oh, poor thing ! Hope it doesn't hurt too much. 4th surgery, I sincerely hope it will be the last one !
I am back from Egypt since yesterday evening, it's quiet hard to get used to the cold and foggy weather again after 2 weeks of blue sky !
Rosie was so happy to see me, Arthur said hello but then disappeared. Pookie as usual is still offended !

Kat said...

Poor Tanya! It must have hurt her awfully.I do hope the surgery goes well and no more bad times for her. Poor EJ too...do take care of your self.

Gemma Wiseman said...

O the poor little one! I always feel sad for injured animals! They don't understand and need help! Do hope all travels well for your baby! And she is so beautiful!

Christine and FAZ said...

Poor girl, we wish her well. FAZ

Cory Clark said...

Oh, ouchie!! Tanya, we hope your surgery goes well & doesn't hurt too much!!

We're purring for you to feel better soon!!

~Nico, Simon & JayJay :)

Boo-Bah AKA Iris said...

Ouch! that must have hurt when it broke through the skin! We hope your surgery goes well and that recovery will be fast.

ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...

Oh Tanya
Oh EJ
We are so sorry to hear this...poor baby.

We will keep you in our purrs and we hope for a swift recovery.

purrn
xoxox
Abby

lupie said...

Hi EJ,

Sending more purrs today as Tanya will be going in for the surgery...

Love from us all.

P:S: The thing on the bottom right is a "smart tag" la .. for toll, my car is so old that sometimes it is hard to wind down the window.

We love Luna said...

Oh gosh, poor girl!I'm sending lots of love and good energies to Tanya!
Luna - WE LOVE LUNA

DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVE said...

I also hope that everything will good!

i beati said...

how wonderful she must feel now!!!